In this video segment from Nature, learn about the problems bears are creating on ranch land surrounding Yellowstone National Park.

This Nature video segment explores how the relationship between humans and grizzly bears has changed over the course of American History, and it describes the closing of the Yellowstone National Park garbage dumps in the 1970s.

Learn about the precautions humans must take in the face of a growing grizzly bear population in this video from Nature.

This online lesson plan is a fun way to wrap up a unit on animals! Student create their own shape book, then fill it with information about an animal they've researched. This site also provides adaptations and resources. (To access this lesson plan, you must register with Crayola.com. Registration is free and takes only a few moments to complete.)

This video segment explores the world of the beaver, including the biology of the species and, more importantly, its ability to transform an ecosystem for its own benefit.

In this lesson, students will learn about the Verizon Innovative Learning Smart Solutions course and add a biography to their comic book.

Estimated time required: 1-2 class periods.

Technology required for this lesson: Laptop/Desktop, Tablet.

In this lesson, students will learn about the technology being utilized throughout the Smart Solutions course and design a gadget for their superhero.

Estimated time required: 1-2 class periods.

Technology required for this lesson: Laptop/Desktop, Tablet.

In this lesson, students will learn about the three pillars of sustainability: environmental, economic, and societal, and how they relate to the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Then, students will apply this information in order to understand the choices they will have for their projects within this course. At the end of this lesson, students will engage in an activity where they add to their comic books by choosing from three different sustainability villains.

Estimated time required: 1-2 class periods.

Technology required for this lesson: Laptop/Desktop, Tablet.

This video segment describes how the Australopithecus afarensis skeleton known as Lucy could have been fossilized. Footage courtesy of NOVA: "In Search of Human Origins."

This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores honeybee communication and navigation.

Interesting article follows the return of "hard" news to the 3 evening newscasts from June to October 2001. Includes infographics and source material.

Cocos Island, a remote volcanic summit in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, serves as a beacon for hungry predators, including thousands of hammerhead sharks that travel here each year in search of prey. This video segment from NOVA: "Island of Sharks" depicts some of the common predator-prey interactions that take place in the nutrient-rich waters surrounding the island.

Paula has landed on an unknown island. She learns a lot about all the different animals on this island. Join her and learn with her.

Bermuda is a mysterious place. Meet Scotty and his family and join them on their holiday to learn about energy transfer in ecosystems.

Learn about states of matter on a flight tour over the Atlantic Ocean.

Students will participate in a picture walk through the expository text "Seasons and Weather". The purpose of the picture walk is to prepare the students for reading the story and gives them practice in using picture clues to make meaning. It gives them a sense of the text and an idea of what they will be reading about.

In this lesson, the teacher will read a book about different landforms. The children will learn about the features of the landforms and how they were shaped by natural forces. Then text features will be discussed. The children will then explain how a text feature, such as images or diagrams, helped them to understand the scientific content more clearly.

Students learn about the immune system and complete a crossword puzzle to practice vocabulary. The lesson and a set of PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. Includes an instructional video on immune system vocabulary terms [7:13]